HITnRUN Phase One (2015)
Shut This Down is a Battle Royale between album-mate Ain’t About to Stop, Public Enemy’s Shut ’em Down and a roided-out My Name is Prince. It’s a klaxon soundtracking the destruction of city infrastructure as 100ft robots clash with the super-hero protagonist. Decepticons’ entrance music. Mothra’s Eye of the Tiger. Kaiju hip-hop from the Pacific breach. Bridges and roads are gonna get upturned and there’s nothing you can do to stop it.
Blurrgggggg – this is one of Prince’s worst 5 albums….i can’t stomach this song being on this list – not to mention this high….. This combines the worst of Da Da Da, Jughead, Face Down and other “macho” songs.
I’m seeing a trend. Not a fan of hiphop perchance?
My son recently turned me on to the Death Grips, which this song somehow reminds me of, especially after reading “Kaiju hip-hop from the Pacific breach”. Coining such phrases is a service that Tora Tora is providing to the world—an entryway into listening with fresh ears. Ignore the blood streaming from them though.
I LOVE the Death Grips! I don’t find everything they do listenable but for raw energy they’re one of the most exciting things to happen to hip-hop in years.
Yes, I pretty much hate hip hop. I find it discordant and displeasing. Most of Prince’s Hiphop songs would go in my bottom 50 list…including this one. Fortunately – this is your list….and I am loving every minute reading this.